We're number one.
Portland's status as the world's preeminent tree-hugging destination is now official.
Guinness World Records, the collector and officiant of records big and small, recognized Portland's 2013 summer tree hugging event as a world record.
Last July, 936 people simultaneously hugged a tree at Portland's Washington Park for one minute.
The July 20th event, put on by the Hoyt Arboretum, Treecology Inc, and Friends of Trees, shattered the previous record of 720 tree-huggers. The United Kingdomheld the previous mark, set in 2011.
It can take months for Guinness to confirm a record, even then, records often switch hands multiple times during the course of several years.
Scotland attempted to break Portland's record just a few months after last summer's event but fell short.
Did you miss the event last year and feel like hugging a big old tree? Don't fret.
Portland will look to build on its record on July 12, according to the Bureau of Environmental Services' website.
*courtesy of oregonlive.com
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